Irish Prison Service Annual Report For 2004 (PDF-5.7Mb)

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The following is an extract from the Irish Prison Service Annual Report for 2004 which can be downloaded HERE (PDF-5.7Mb).   The main highlights of the Irish Prison Service Annual Report For 2004 are as follows: There were 10,657 committals to prison in 2004, of which 47.5% were committals under sentence. 8,820 persons were sent to prison in 2004 compared to 9,814 in 2003, a decrease of 10%. This reflected the reduction in the number of persons detained under immigration law. However, because immigrant detainees spend relatively short periods of time in custody, the reduction in their numbers had no significant impact on the average daily prisoner population. The daily average number of persons in custody in 2004 was 3,199 an increase of almost 1% on 2003 1,874 persons committed to prison in 2004 (17.6% of all persons committed) were foreign nationals. Of these 946 persons were held under immigration laws, a reduction of almost 50% on the 2003 figure There were 5,064 committals under sentence in 2004 as compared with 5,314 in 2003, a decrease of 6.4% The average cost of keeping an offender in custody in 2004 was 83,800 euro down 4,150 euro on the equivalent figure for 2003. This reflects the success of ongoing measures put in place to control prison costs.     Key Facts: Prison Service Budget (year 2004):€305m; Staff (at December 2004):3,311; Number of prisons/places of detention:14; Daily average number of persons in custody (year 2004):3,199; Rate of imprisonment per 100,000 population:86; Average cost of keeping an offender in custody (2004):?83,800. Statistical highlights from Prison Service Annual Report 2004 Daily average number of persons in custody 3,199; Total committals were 10,657 which represents a decrease of about 9.55% on the year 2003; 8,820 persons were committed to prison; 5,064 were committed under sentence; 65% were in respect of persons aged between 21 and 40 years of age; Persons aged 40 and over accounted for 16% of the total committals under sentence; Persons aged under 21 accounted for 18% of committals under sentence, up from 877 in 2003 to 944 in 2004 - an increase of 7.6% for this age group on the 2003 figure; 20.4% of the persons committed to prison were foreign nationals from a total of more than 115 different States. The proportion of non-nationals in the prisoner population on any given day is 9.5%   Prison Statistics Table 1 Quick overview Table 2 Snapshot of the prison population for each month of the year Table 3 Number of persons in custody 1997 - 2004 (on any given day) Table 4 Trends in prison occupancy 1997 - 2004 Table 5 Daily average number of prisoners by institution Table 6 Committals to prison 1997 - 2004 Table 7 Age and gender profile of prisoners Table 8 Nationality Table 9 Home address by county given by persons committed in 2004 Table 10 Age groups classified by sentence length - all offenders ^^Top^^

Table 1 - Quick Overview Year Expenditure (€ million) Pay (incl overtime) Staff Number of Institutions 2004 289 205 3,311 14 2003 300 214 3,353 16 2002 299 205 3,319 16 2001 266 186 3,190 17 2000 240 171 3,200 17 1999 201 142 3,073 15 1998 221 136 2,727 15 1997 176 112 2,495 15 ^^Top^^ Table 2 - Snapshot of the Prison Population on 2nd Wednesday of each month for the year 2004 Date In Custody On Temp Release Total serving sentence % on Temp Release January 3,142 265 3,407 7.8 February 3,182 325 3,507 9.3 March 3,272 343 3,615 9.5 April 3,260 335 3,595 9.3 May 3,260 294 3,554 8.3 June 3,256 260 3,516 7.4 July 3,231 287 3,518 8.2 August 3,153 296 3,449 8.6 September 3,152 240 3,392 7.1 October 3,173 258 3,431 7.5 November 3,262 243 3,505 6.9 December 3,169 249 3,418 7.3 ^^Top^^ Table 3 - Number of persons in custody 1997 - 2004 (based on figures for 23 January each year) Year Number in custody % change over pvs year 2004 3,152 -0.3 2003 3,160 2.9 2002 3,069 1.2 2001 3,012 8.1 2000 2,785 5.9 1999 2,629 4.7 1998 2,511 9.3 1997 2,298 - ^^Top^^ Table 4 - Trends in Prison Occupation 1997 - 2004 Year Total annual commital figure Daily average number of persons in custody 2004 10,657 3,199 2003 11,775 3,176 2002 11,860 3,165 2001 12,127 3,112 2000 11,626 2,948 1999 10,834 2,871 1998 11,307 2,610 1997 11,429 2,422 ^^Top^^ Table 5 - Daily average number of prisoners by instution 1999 - 2004 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 Arbour Hill 138 139 135 137 138 138 Caslerea 195 190 186 193 195 210 Cloverhill - 213 374 386 375 392 Cork 271 267 274 267 268 274 Curragh 93 94 89 92 98 8** Dochas Centre 70 59 82 88 81 84 Fort Mitchel 100 89 82 84 94 6** Limerick (male) 226 225 171 171 169 247 Limerick (female) 14 13 14 16 16 13 Loughan House 56 66 72 70 71 72 Midlands - - 241 375 384 439 Mountjoy 826 723 504 441 460 485 Portlaoise 148 167 145 137 128 123 Shanganagh Castle 39 28 27 23* - - Shelton Abbey 46 25 27 47 50 49 St. Patrick's Instution 194 193 206 179 188 198 Training Unit 87 89 89 91 86 87 Wheatfield 368 368 372 368 375 374 TOTAL : 2,871 2,948 3,112 3,165 3,176 3,199 * Shanganagh Castle was closed as a place of detention on the 20th December 2002 ^^Top^^ Table 6 - Comittals to Prison 1999 - 2004 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 10,834 11,626 12,127 11,860 11,775 10,657 ^^Top^^ Table 7 - Age and gender of persons comitted in 2004 Age Female Male Total 15 to < 17 3 136 139 17 to < 21 127 1,333 1,460 21 to < 25 201 1,683 1,884 25 to < 30 221 1,582 1,803 30 to < 40 240 1,916 2,156 40 to < 50 87 858 945 50 and over 27 406 433 ^^Top^^ Table 8 - Nationality as given by persons comitted in 2002 Nationality Number Irish 7551 EU 279 (209 British) Other European 983 Asian 257 African 446 North American 21 Central/South American 58 Austral/Asian 9 Not Recorded 112 Total 9716 ^^Top^^ Table 9 - Home address by County given by persons comitted in 2002 County Male Female Total Carlow 65 7 72 Cavan 42 2 44 Clare 156 6 162 Cork 704 46 750 Donegal 94 3 97 Dublin 3443 420 3863 Galway 295 23 318 Kerry 161 18 179 Kildare 208 23 231 Kilkenny 78 5 83 Laois 86 6 92 Leitrim 22 1 23 Limerick 412 20 432 Longford 56 1 57 Louth 193 14 207 Mayo 145 17 162 Meath 117 15 132 Monaghan 52 4 56 Offaly 107 8 115 Roscommon 58 2 60 Sligo 67 2 69 Tipperary 211 6 217 Waterford 183 19 202 Westmeath 134 16 150 Wexford 112 2 114 Wicklow 159 15 174 Not Recorded     291 Not Stated     192 Ouside Country     1000 ^^Top^^ Table 10 - Age groups classified by sentence length - all offenders All Offenders <3M 3 to <6M 6 to< 12M 1 to <2Y 2 to <3Y 3 to <5Y 5 to <10Y >10Y + Life Total 15 to <17 2 6 6 4 7 1 0 0 0 26 17 to <21 210 172 187 143 43 31 9 1 1 797 21 to <25 352 206 280 133 52 71 34 3 2 1133 25 to <30 382 198 191 90 48 50 51 1 3 1014 30 to <40 512 215 241 92 45 54 42 6 4 1211 40 to <50 291 71 86 26 15 16 11 4 0 520 50 PLUS 160 55 38 26 11 18 21 3 3 335 TOTAL 1909 923 1029 514 221 241 168 18 13 5036 Key: M = Months; Y = Years ^^Top^^